Equitable participation of women in politics and governance is essential to building and sustaining democracy and Ghana is not an exemption. This thesis was conducted to examine the barriers to women participation in local governance in the Savelugu/Nantong Municipality of Ghana.

Both quantitative and qualitative methods of research were employed in the study. The simple random sampling criteria was used to draw a sample size of 58 respondents made up of assembly members and other stakeholders and a questionnaire was employed in data collected and it was found that people’s perceived inferiority of women coupled with non-commitment to strict legal and administrative (constitutional) provisions amongst others were responsible for the low level of participation of women in local governance.

 Statutory provisions need be reviewed to create more enabling opportunities for all gender to participate. People should also be educated on the benefits of including women in the governance at the local level. Through this, the potentials of women can be garnered towards local level development. Keywords: Barriers, Women, Women participation, Local governance